David Nkrumah Liebe Unger Hart, also credited as D. L. Hart, (born April 19, 1957) is an American

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and actor. He is best known for his appearances on

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's '' Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!'', performing bizarre puppetry and singing in a variety of voice characterizations. He is also known in the Los Angeles area for his role as a puppeteer on ''The Junior Christian Teaching Bible Lesson Program'', a local public-access television

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program, and for performing with his puppet "Doug the Dog" just outside the

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and

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after shows, where he is known to many concert goers simply as the "puppet man". He has also been known at times as David Hart, David Lieber Mintz, David Unger Hart, David King Liebe Hart and DL Hart.

Career

During an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, itation neededDavid stated he first developed his passion for puppeteering upon attending church

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in his youth. He claims to have gotten his start in

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performing with comedian Robin Williams and from making an appearance on '' The Gong Show'' in 1977. In 1990 he appeared on '' Golden Girls'' and in 1993 on '' Wings''. Hart has frequently appeared on television shows ''The Del Talk Show'', '' Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!'', and various other

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productions and independent films. In 2004, David Hart was featured in the documentary ''Public Access Hollywood''. He made an appearance on '' The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' in 2004 and again 2009, as well as on ''

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'' in 2004. He also appeared in a commentary on ''Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!'' Season One DVD. Throughout late April and early May 2008 he performed live as part of Tim and Eric's Awesome Tour 2008. In 2014 Hart appeared prominently in the independent feature film ''White Cop''. In 2018, Hart appeared in the crowd sourced remake of '' Shrek'', '' Shrek Retold'', in which he performs the song Hallelujah, originally composed by Leonard Cohen.

Music

Hart writes his own music, mostly about religion,

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, women, trains, and his tragic love life. For six years he teamed up with his friend and fellow public-access television host Adam Papagan to create music together, with Hart writing lyrics and singing, and Papagan creating the music. They created four full albums and an EP. Since 2014, Hart has been collaborating and performing with producer/composer Jonah Mociun (AKA Th' Mole), developing a more electronic-oriented and carefully sculpted sound. With Mociun, Hart has released the

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Go Into The Light and the Teleportation Thru Space EP, with an official album, Astronaut, slated for release in January, 2015. Hart's songs from ''Tim and Eric'' are also featured on ''Awesome Record, Great Songs!''. David Hart has been known to sell an album titled ''Christian Hymns And Songs Of Praise'' at shows during the Tim and Eric Awesome Tours in 2008 and 2009. In Spring 2011, Hart and Papagan toured the East and West Coast with a newly formed band that played punk music exclusively, including new interpretations of their older material. The Best of David and Adam, a compilation cassette tape/download featuring music from David and Adam's five albums, was released by Cellar Hits in 2011.

Discography

Solo

*''Christian Hymns and Songs of Praise'' (2004) *''Christian Hymns and Songs of Praise Pt. II'' (2004) *''Songs All About Advent at Christmas'' (2004) *''Christian Hymns and Songs of Praise Pt. III'' (2014) *''Go Into The Light'' (2014) *''Teleportation Thru Space'' (2014) *''Astronaut'' (2015)

With Adam Papagan

*''Public Access'' (April 2008) *''New Songs Improvised Live: 6-05-08'' (January 2009) *''Trains of The Past and Present'' (December 2009) *''Monsters'' (March 2010) *''Split EP (with Power Animal)'' (late-2010) *''The David Liebe Hart Hymn Book'' (May 2011) *''The Best of David and Adam'' (October 2011) * The David Liebe Hart Band EP (August 2013)

Features

*'' Tim And Eric – Awesome Record, Great Songs!'' (2008)

Personal life

David was born in Chicago and grew up in Park Forest, Illinois, where his father worked for the United States Postal Service and Chicago Public Schools. His interest in the history of the railroad system was sparked at a young age but extended throughout his life. He has written several songs discussing both his personal remembrances and history of mid-20th Century railroad lines. He is vocal about his

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from

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, and

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, and his dislike of

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—but other parts of his life, especially since his arrival in

in 1976, are less clear. In interviews he revealed that he served as a cook in the U.S. Navy at one point in his life.

References

External links

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Hart and Hartmänn Publishing Company
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hart, David Liebe 1957 births Living people American Christian Scientists American male film actors American puppeteers American male television actors American people of German descent Outsider musicians American performance artists